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“Whipped: the secret world of party discipline.” A documentary about the secret world of party discipline, which forces MLAs to vote against their constituents and even their own conscience.

Posted on April 19, 2013 1:23 pm by

Hold onto your hats everyone, Election 2013 just took a twist. Sean Holman, formerly of Public Eye Online, is about to première his stunning new documentary, and in doing so may change the way British Columbians view party politics – and … Continue reading →

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“In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy.” – Matt Taibbi

Posted on April 5, 2013 11:45 am by

Leave it to Matt Taibbi to peg it bang on : Organized greed always, always,defeats disorganized democracy. So get on it people! Organize yourselves! For that reason I am about to embark on an intensive work weekend during which I’ll … Continue reading →

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Deep Rogue Ram presents “Christy Clark’s 99 problems ” – a rap remix

Posted on October 15, 2012 7:35 am by

The talented folks at Deep Rogue Ram have done it again : “BC Premier Christy Clark faces off against her critics, her constituents and her nemesis Alison Redford on a raucous cross-province road trip. If you’re sitting at the legislature, … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts to ponder.

Posted on August 19, 2012 11:49 am by

I’ve been spending some time this weekend doing some housecleaning on the site here, with the intention of making it easer for you, the reader, to find what you are looking for in the vast volumes of material posted. Since the birth … Continue reading →

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Just what kind of accounting ARE the BC Liberals using?

Posted on July 10, 2009 8:41 am by

While the talk around the province yesterday seemed to be centered on the news that the BC government finally admitted there is no bloody way to stick to the deficit numbers Campbell was flogging during his campaign, there was something … Continue reading →

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Premier Gordon Campbell must halt the transfer of any more BC Rail assets before July 2nd!!!

Posted on June 25, 2009 8:36 am by

***** UPDATED  JUNE 26TH, 3 PM.  It has been brought to our attention that perhaps the actual date that may be used for the purposes of activating any clause could be as early as July 2nd, 2009. Here is some info … Continue reading →

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Campbell government orders ministry officials to suppress damaging welfare statistics during the election

Posted on June 22, 2009 11:03 am by

Transparency?  This is the Campbell administrations idea of transparency…. Freedom of Information documents show that the Public Affairs Bureau ordered ministry officials to suppress the routine release of welfare statistics during the election this year, likely because the numbers did not … Continue reading →

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Get ready to dig even deeper, as BC Liberals order BC Hydro to add on 1.6% rate hike to your bills

Posted on February 24, 2009 2:30 pm by

This is also on top of the proposed two year , 14% rate hike that BC Hydro is expecting a decision  on shortly.  Read all the details in the story by Scott Simpson of The Sun : http://www.canada.com/Cabinet+calls+rate+hike+Hydro/1323135/story.html I bet the … Continue reading →

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So, maybe I do talk about the BC liberals at home,just a little too often…

Posted on January 26, 2009 11:55 am by

My 4 year old is really taken with soup lately, and when I  recently asked him what he wanted for lunch, he replied:  ” Some of that Gordon Campbells goldfish soup, mommy! “   I laughed so hard…. of course, good old … Continue reading →

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Truth of freedom in a “democratic” society

Posted on January 26, 2009 9:52 am by

The bald eagles are back. Running along Mud Bay yesterday, I saw three in various locations along my route. I stopped under one big Cottonwood tree to look up at the majestic figure gazing out to sea. A juvenile, he did not sport the … Continue reading →

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